Midterm IEPS

The source of all energy on Earth is

(a)   from the sun. Light energy moves in ​ (b)   through space. When it reaches Earth, the light interacts with Earth's ​ (c)   . Some of the light is ​ (d)   from the atmosphere or Earth's surface back into space. Earth's polar ice caps help to keep Earth cool via the ​ (e)   .

• insolation
• waves
• atmosphere
• reflected
• albedo effect
• Doppler effect
• lines
• refracted
• greenhouse effect

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Label the diagram showing how light energy interacts with Earth's atmosphere and surface.

e

f

g

h

Absorption

ozone

Scattering

CO2

Refraction

Albedo

Reflection

Greenhouse

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Select the location on the graph where power plants surpassed the CO2 emissions mark for being below the 2 degree global average temperature increase (red line).

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Match the following

Groups:

(a) Renewable Energy Source

,

(b) Non-renewable Energy Source

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Geothermal

• Hydro/Water

• Solar

• Oil

• Wind

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Electrical current is the movement of...

• Positively charged electrons

• Negatively charged electrons

• Positively charged protons

• Positively charged protons

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

Faraday's observations of magnets and wires showed us that...

• Motion/change to the magnetic field is required to induce electrical current.

• Motion/change to the magnetic field is NOT required to induce electrical current.

• ONLY an energy source like a battery can induce an electrical current in a circuit.

• A closed loop is required for a circuit to work.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Electrons moving in a wire cause friction resulting in energy loss in the form of...

• heat

• cooling

• voltage

• magnetism

Resistance in a circuit can be utilized to...

• produce heat

• produce light

• produce sound

• (all of these are possible)

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Greenhouse gases are...

• a natural part of Earth's atmosphere.

• help to regulate Earth's temperature by trapping heat energy.

• at unnaturally high levels due to human activities.

• (all of these are true)

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Reorder the following so that position 1 is the oldest and 5 is the most recent.

• Less than 1 billion people existed on Earth

• Today.

• The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement replaces the Kyoto Protocol.

• The Industrial Revolution

• Over 7 billion people

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1